Dive Review of Wanna Dive Kona/Condo rental via VRBO in
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Wanna Dive Kona/Condo rental via VRBO, Sep, 2010, by Cindy Edgerton, WA, US ( Reviewer 6 reports). Report 5988.
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Ratings and Overall Comments 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Accommodations	N/A	Food	N/A
Service and Attitude	N/A	Environmental Sensitivity
Dive Operation		Shore Diving	N/A
Snorkeling	N/A
Overall Rating
Value for $$
Beginners
Advanced
Comments	Instructors/Divemasters: Cathy and Bob are very experienced, helpful and friendly. They are great at finding the hard to find fish and critters you want to see like pipefish, frogfish, leaf scorpionfish, etc. And they’re photographers too so will do all they can to make your trip the best. Just tell you what you want to see and if it possible, they will show you what you ask for. Boat: 30 foot boat with twin outboards. It has a great ladder – it’s not easy to smash your fingers in this one. The boat is that it is limited to a maximum of six divers (customers) plus crew. There is plenty of room for six divers but the owner and captain (Steve Frisbie) will take the boat out with as few as two divers. We have been diving with Wanna Dive on five separate trips and their boat is rarely full except over peak seasons like Christmas and sometimes in the summer. This boat is plenty big enough for the Kona coast where the waters are fairly protected, especially compared to Maui and the other Hawaiian islands. But the best thing about a six-passenger boat is that you don’t have a lot of other divers in the water spooking the fish and Wanna Dive allows you to dive your own profile based on your skill level and air consumption. On this last trip, our dives lasted an average of 1 hour, 13 minutes each (with several at 1 ½ hours). Nice! Dive Locations: The Kona Coast is our favorite Hawaii Dive location – the Kona coast has more interesting topography and more coral than Kauai or Maui. And the sheltered seas mean that you don’t have to meet at 6:30 (like on Maui) to beat the wind – and you don’t need a large boat carrying 12 or more divers. We usually met our boat at the Honokohau Harbor about 9 a.m. which allows for a leisurely breakfast (who wants to rush on vacation?) We can highly recommend Wanna Dive for all dive levels, especially as long as Cathy and Bob are there. They’re great for beginners and advanced divers. Enjoy!
Websites	Wanna Dive Kona
Reporter and Travel
Dive Experience	251-500 dives
Where else diving	Fiji (Beqa, Taveuni, Kadavu, Naigani, Yasawas, Mamanucas), Bonaire, Maui, Kauai, Florida
Closest Airport		Getting There
Dive Conditions
Weather	sunny	Seas	calm, choppy, surge
Water Temp	77-79°F / 25-26°C	Wetsuit Thickness	5
Water Visibility	90-100 Ft/ 27-30 M
Dive Policy
Dive own profile	yes
Enforced diving restrictions	Back on the boat with 500 psi.
Liveaboard?	no	Nitrox Available?	yes
What I Saw
Sharks	1 or 2	Mantas	Squadrons
Dolphins	Schools	Whale Sharks	None
Turtles	> 2	Whales	None
Ratings 1(worst) - 5 (best):
Corals		Tropical Fish
Small Critters		Large Fish
Large Pelagics
Underwater Photography 1 (worst) - 5 (best):
Subject Matter		Boat Facilities
Overall rating for UWP's		Shore Facilities
UW Photo Comments	Camera rinse tanks provided on boat.

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Dive Review of Wanna Dive Kona/Condo rental via VRBO in Hawaii/Kona

Wanna Dive Kona/Condo rental via VRBO, Sep, 2010,

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Dive Review of Wanna Dive Kona/Condo rental via VRBO in
Hawaii/Kona